Monday, April 29, 2019

Week of April 29-May 3

Monday - Song of Solomon chapter 3 discussion.

Homework - Read chapter 4 of Song of Solomon for Wednesday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Tuesday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 4 of Song of Solomon for tomorrow, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - Discuss chapter 4.

Homework - Read chapter 5 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Reading day.

Homework - Read chapter 5 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 5 (only period 8 meets this day).

Homework - Complete your halfway annotation reflection for Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Field Trip Departure Information!

Trevs -

We're leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning.  Meet on Winnetka Avenue.

Make sure to pay in Revtrak and get your excursion card signed!

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Week of April 22-26

If you're going on the filed trip on 4/24, make sure you get your excursion card signed and pay in the Revtrak NOW!!!

Monday - Song of Solomon chapter 1 discussion.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.  Due tomorrow.

Tuesday - Junior theme reflection.

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Wednesday - FIELD TRIP!

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Thursday - Chapter 2 Song of Solomon.

Homework - Read chapter 2 of Song of Solomon for Friday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.

Friday - Discuss chapter 2.

Homework - Read chapter 3 of Song of Solomon for Monday, annotate carefully, and upload your 1 best annotated page in Canvas for class Friday.  Be ready to share/explain why you chose that page.



Monday, April 15, 2019

Week of April 15-19

Monday - Song of Solomon introduction.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.

Tuesday - Song of Solomon introduction.

Homework - Work on your final draft of your junior theme.

Wednesday - Chapter 1.

Homework - Finish reading chapter 1 for tomorrow and complete the reading assessment.

Thursday - Reading day.

Homework - None.

Friday - No school.

Homework - None.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

Junior theme final draft is due Tuesday, April 23 -- plan accordingly!  

If you're going on the filed trip on 4/24, make sure you get your excursion card signed and pay in the Revtrak.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Week of April 8-12

Monday - Unit 4 introduction continued and discuss Rather chapter.

Homework - 1.) Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon and have it by class Wednesday.

Tuesday - NO CLASS.

Homework - 1.) Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon and have it by class Wednesday.

Wednesday - 3rd quarter participation reflection, and return rough drafts.

Homework - Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post. 

Thursday - Immigration/identity discussion.

Homework - Blog post due Friday and comment on a classmate's post about one thing you found interesting in their post. 

Friday - Share blog posts.

Homework - Work on your junior theme final draft.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

Junior theme final draft is due Tuesday, April 23 -- plan accordingly!  

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Week of April 1-5

Monday - Return sentence outlines and intro to the junior theme rough draft.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Tuesday - Work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Wednesday - Work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Thursday - Intro to Unit 4 and work day.

Homework - Junior theme rough draft due Friday.

Friday - Unit 4 intro continued.

Homework - 1.) Read the chapter "Immigration" from Dan Rather's What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism and complete the attached freewrite prompt.  2.) Purchase your copy of Song of Solomon by Monday.

Have someone other than Lawler read your rough draft.  Ask them to identify places where your wording and/or ideas are confusing.  There's no need for them to provide extensive written feedback.  Just have a conversation with them after they read the draft.

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Week of March 18-22

Monday - Discuss chapter 7.

Homework - For tomorrow, read chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Tuesday - Discuss chapter 8.

Homework - For Thursday, finish The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Wednesday - Reading day.

Homework - For Thursday, finish The Great Gatsby and complete the journal entry.

Thursday - Discuss chapter 9.

Homework - None.

Friday - Film day.

Homework - Enjoy spring break!

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